Maria Begliomeni	Bridget Brady
Alyssa Fania	Michelle Lennon
Meghan Kearney	Krista Osborne

Box Score
Photo Gallery (courtesy of Dan Ceccacci)

SCRANTON, Pa.—The University of Scranton field hockey team put together another dominating performance Saturday afternoon at Fitzpatrick Field.

Behind two goals by junior midfielder Alyssa Fania (Annandale, NJ/North Hunterdon) and one apiece by sophomore midfielder Meghan Kearney (Broomall, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara) and junior back Blaire Wilkie (Kulpsville, Pa./North Penn), the Royals cruised past Albright College, 4-0, to move to 4-0 for the second time in the last three seasons.

Scranton out-shot the Lions, 28-9, and its defensive backline of juniors Michelle Lennon (South Walpole, Mass./Walpole) and Bridget Brady (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Mt. St. Joseph Academy), and sophomore Jessica Pankey (Pompton Lakes, NJ/Pompton Lakes) allowed only two shots on goal, one of which was turned away by junior goalkeeper Maria Begliomene (Shickshinny, Pa./Northwest Area), who earned her third career shutout.   Brady preserved Begliomene’s shutout by making a defensive save in the closing minutes.

Fania, who scored her team-leading third and fourth goals of the season, got the Royals on the scoreboard early, converting a penalty stroke in the sixth minute for what turned out to be the game-winning goal.  Scranton added two more goals before intermission, as Kearney scored her second goal of the year on a ball crossed in front of the Lion cage by sophomore forward Krista Osborne (Blue Bell, Pa./Gwynedd-Mercy) in the 22nd minute.  

Two minutes later, Wilkie followed up a shot on a scramble in front of the cage and tapped it in for her second goal of the year. Fania then closed out the scoring by tapping in a shot off a scramble in front of the Albright cage early in the second half.  

Senior Marguerite DeLucas (West Reading, Pa./Wyomissing Area) and junior Selene Jones (Topton, Pa./Brandywine Heights) split time evenly in goal for the Lions, now 1-4, and combined to make 15 saves.

In four games, the Royals have out-scored their opponents, 14-3, while holding a 122-28 advantage in shot attempts.

Scranton will return to action this Tuesday, September 17, against the Lady Monarchs of King’s College at Betzler Field in Wilkes-Barre Township beginning at 7:00 p.m.

News & Notes:  The Royals now hold an 18-4-2 advantage in the all-time series with Albright…The backline of Lennon, Brady, and Pankey has allowed only 11 shots-on-goal in four games…Fania is now tied for 24th place on Scranton’s all-time scoring list with 38 total points (15 goals, 8 assists)…both teams were awarded eight penalty corners apiece…Osborne’s assist was her first of the season.

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